title: [Acupuncture and moxibustion in Tunisia].
abstract: The development status of acupuncture and moxibustion in Tunisia is introduced in this article. Although acupuncture and moxibustion only has a history of more than 30 years in Tunisia, it is very popular among the local people. Until now, there is one acupuncture and moxibustion center aided and built with the help of the Chinese government. Acupuncture and moxibustion clinical department has been set in some of the hospitals, and acupuncture and moxibustion clinical practice is also carried out in some private clinics. Cost of acupuncture and moxibustion in public hospitals has already been covered by medical insurance. As for education of acupuncture and moxibustion, training courses were set up in medical colleges of Tunisia by Tunisian government which is lectured by Chinese acupuncture experts. Acupuncture and moxibustion has been used to treat many diseases in Tunisia and is warmly welcomed by Tunisian.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, TCM Hospital of Guangfeng County, Guangfeng 334600, Jiangxi Province, China. zengshilin@yahoo.cn
authors.forename: Shi-Lin
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Jin-Shui
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D014416:Tunisia